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Ariel
@arielsara.bsky.social
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Your foul mouthed mom friend

She/her, Los Angeles, colorist for film & tv,
sewist, knitter, neurodivergent, queer.
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My dog trying to convince me that if I take him on my run this time he definitely won’t lunge at every other dog or stop constantly to mark territory.
A small Jack Russell/Chihuahua mix with his tiny little paws on the lap of a sitting person (only my legs are visible). He is giving her the most imploring of begging eyes.
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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As well as building distance has been going, I’ve been sort of dreading crossing the five mile threshold today. It wasn’t so different from running 4.7 two weeks ago, though. Gotta figure out some booty pain, but nothing I can’t handle/successfully ignore until it gets worse.
A yellow line on a black background traces a convoluted loop running course. The counter on the bottom states it was 5.34 miles run by ArielSara, who is adorable in her profile picture. Tiny text around the image tells you it was November 1st at 9:24 am, an interval run of 2:45/1:15, and 59° outside.
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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After years of neighborhood hullabaloo, I had my first encounter with an LA coyote on my run this morning. Poor thing had a bad front leg and was limping. They’re a breath away from being our pets, I just wanted to take it home, tuck it into a soft bed, and feed it kibble. The crow is a paid actor.
A coyote from behind stopping to sniff the sidewalk. The sidewalk is surrounded by hedges and manicured plant life. Next to the plants on the right is a street sign, and on the sign a crow is hanging out for atmosphere.
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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I got to read my favorite book from childhood to my kids over the weekend. Thanks @espnjockjams.bsky.social! I hadn’t read it in probably more than 35 years, and it was very illustrative as to how I was indoctrinated (complimentary). It shall hold a place of honor on my shelves!
The cover of the children’s book Serendipity written by Stephen Cosgrove and illustrated by Robin James. It features a pink sea serpent style creature with green frill hatching out of an egg perched on an iceberg.
October 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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I was holding the ladder for my husband and my dog came over to help! He just walked up and put his little paws on the rung like, “oh, dis wut we doin?”
The camera perspective is looking down a woman’s body at her leg propped on a ladder. Next to her with his paws on the ladder is an adorable little Jack Chi named Sparky.
September 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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This is who runs this account
A child in a bikini with an adorable pot belly and a brunette bowl cut stands on a table wearing an adult woman’s fur coat.
June 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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My sign, which says, “NO ICE,” and has a red circle with a slash over a cartoon ice cube, in front of a crowd of people protesting and holding signs. Two people hold signs out of a car window. One says No Kings and has a drawing of a crown with a red x through it; the other says Grifters Aren’t Patriots with a drawing of a vomiting emoji. An effigy of Trump dressed in his signature suit and tie, but with clown makeup and rainbow hair
June 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Favs from the No Kings protest in my LA suburb.
Sign says, “Kiss Already” and “no kings” and features a cartoon of Trump and Hitler kissing A man holds up a sign saying “Chinga La Migra” and a Mexican flag. The LA resembles the dodgers emblem A man holds up a sign saying, “Hot Dads Hate Fascist.” A woman holds up a sign saying, “You want to reach democracy? You’ll have to go through ME first.” It features a drawing of a woman standing firm, wearing a dress that looks like the American flag.
June 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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I’ve never been very good at drawing, so I’m a little too proud of that ice cube 😂
A hand drawn sign says NO KINGS with a cartoon crown inside a red circle with a red line through it. A hand drawn sign says NO ICE with a cartoon melting ice cube inside a red circle with a red line through it.
June 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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***THESIS WATCH UPDATE***

I have to go back and skip through the first 27 movies watched, so I can check for a category I added late. BUT! I’m done watching the 62 movies I chose to analyze for my research.

🎉🎉🎉

*insert air horn noises*
June 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Thesis Watch Update!

I’ve been really busy, but tonight I finally watched my 52nd movie. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is the most glorious sapphic romance about a painter falling in love with her subject in 1770 France. And every single frame looks like a painting!
Two white women, one with brown hair and one with blonde, share an intimate moment as they admit their desire for each other. The blonde woman is behind the brunette and caresses her face while speaking into her ear. They appear to be lit by candles. Three women work at a kitchen table in front of a fire. One chops mushrooms, one pours tea, and one embroiders. They are outlined by the warmth of the hearth behind them. Two women sit side by side on a bench in front of a harpsichord, their backs to the camera; their heads turned toward each other. Their look at each other seems to convey hesitant longing. A woman stands in front of a window, with gauzy blue curtains between the camera and her.
May 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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*THESIS WATCH UPDATE*

All of the remaining movies fit within the tiny screen of my laptop on my spreadsheet. Also I get to THREE popcorn action movies today (which is not so secretly one of my favorite genres).
A laptop screen with three browser tabs open. One is labeled, "Skyfall notes," the next "Texture Tracker," and the one we are viewing is, "Thesis Film Candidate Loans." The contents of the spreadsheet that we see are a list of 21 movies, what year they were made, their source medium, color process, and delivery medium, and a reason for their inclusion on the list. The contents are as follows: Skyfall 2012 Digital DI Film Early studio film on Arri Alexa, Deakins Gravity 2013 Mixed DI DCP Best Cinematography Wolverine, The 2013 Digital DI Film It will be interesting to incorporate superhero movies, and this is highly regarded Birdman 2014 Digital DI DCP Best Cinematography John Wick 2014 Digital DI DCP Described as colorful and bold, like Bertolucci making an action movie Mad Max Fury Road 2015 Digital DI DCP Era defining Revenant, The 2015 Digital DI DCP Best Cinematography, Shot with natural lighting in low light conditions La La Land 2016 Mixed DI DCP Best Cinematography Moonlight 2016 Digital DI DCP Really beautiful use of color Neon Demon 2016 Digital DI DCP Low budget, shot to look like high fashion Blade Runner 2049 2017 Digital DI DCP Best Cinematography, Deakins Mudbound 2017 Digital DI DCP Period film, shot by notable newer cinematographer Roma 2018 Digital DI DCP Best Cinematography Lighthouse, The 2019 Film DI Film Shot on black and white film 1917 2019 Digital DI DCP Best Cinematography Parasite 2019 Digital DI DCP I want to see it Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019 Digital DI DCP Claire Mathon is considered one of the great cinematographers of present day Mank 2020 Digital DI DCP Best Cinematography West Side Story 2021 Film DI DCP Great spectral highlights Dune 2021 Digital DI DCP Best, Cinematography, Arri Alexa Large Format All Quiet on the Western Front 2022 Digital DI DCP Best Cinematography Brutalist, The 2024 Film DI DCP Best Cinematography
April 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Some of my favorite signs at the hands off protest in Los Angeles today.
A black sign over the top of a crowd of people depicts a cartoon Trump as the emperor with no clothes. He wears a crown and carries a staff topped with the nazi swastika. A crowd of protestors and a few signs. The two in the foreground say, “No Kings in the U.S.” and, “This shit is so OBVIOUS.” Two older protestors sit and hold signs together. One says, “Don’t let our progress get trumped.” The other depicts the figure of Justice and the Statue of Liberty, and it says, “BRING OUR LADIES BACK!!” A cardboard sign with computer printed black lettering in a white background says, “They’re committing these crimes in your name.” It’s held on a short stick by a hand.
April 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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I just need the world to know that I got these for Christmas, charged them immediately, have worn them at least 3 hours a week, and they still say, “Battery Full” every time I put them on.
A neon yellow pair of jlab earbuds with the little thingy that wraps around your ear in their open case. They are held in a white hand.
March 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Hey, it's Rare Disease Day!
Since one of the most important people in my life has a rare disease, I'm sure you can imagine what it feels like to see the NIH gutted. Advancement can't happen without funding. Breakthroughs can't happen without funding. Hail
Marys can't happen without funding.
A colorful graphic of three overlapping hands in blue, pink, and green, with a white human form in the middle. Underneath is pink text saying, “RARE DISEASE DAY.”
February 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I’m so hot for this. Office 2.0 is in the works! It’s a lot like Office Original Flavor, but slightly better organized.
A box of rainbow colored Velcro tabs for labeling cords.
February 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Oh.
A screen grab from the internet that includes a picture of a white woman with brown hair and says, “What happened to Mary Richardson Kennedy? Al Overview Mary Richardson Kennedy died by suicide in 2012. She was the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. How did she die? • She hanged herself at the family's estate in Bedford, New York. • An autopsy found antidepressants in her blood.”
February 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Sparky is keeping me company while I convalesce.
A rat terrier chihuahua mix is laying with his dainty little paws crossed in front of him on navy blue sheets sprinkled with his fur.
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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I ran that 5k I’ve been training for this morning! It could not have gone better, I’m really proud of my time and how I feel after. Ready to sign up for my next! Thank you, @seaweedla.bsky.social for the encouragement and company! We cute.
Two white women in hats and sunglasses with lanyards around their neck that say “5k.” They are standing on a beach, and the Santa Monica pier can be seen in the background if you zoom in. A hand drawn sign that says “Go Ariel aka Mom.”
February 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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A flyer for a protest to support trans children in Los Angeles. The text reads, “TELL CHLA TO SUPPORT GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE Join CIR and other community members to demand CHLA maintain gender-affirming care for their patients Thursday, February 6th 5:30pm 4650 W Sunset Bld Los Angeles, CA”
February 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Someone forgot it was raining when he begged to go running with me.
A rat terrier chihuahua mix in a red harness runs on wet pavement. His head is down and we can tell from the sliver of his owner, the photographer, in the foreground that he is lagging behind.
February 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I’m trying to take to heart that the best way to make a change is to pick what’s most important to me and act on that. I called both of my senators in CA and voiced my opinion that they should be voting to deny RFK Jr. the Sec of HHS position. If that’s your thing, too, here are their numbers.
Contact card for Adam Schiff, Senator of California, showing his D.C. office number is 202-224-3841. Contact card for Alex Padilla, Senator of California, showing his D.C. office number is 202-224-3553
January 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
A moldy Jack-o-lantern making a face of despair perched on top of a compost bin.
January 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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I’m surprisingly sad about David Lynch. I liked, but was not obsessed with, some of his work. But I very much enjoyed his persona and the way he felt driven to make weird shit. My favorite was when he did the weather on KCRW. Going to try to live this advice.
Text from Variety article: His family announced his death in a Facebook post, writing, "There's a big hole in the world now that he's no longer with us. But, as he would say, 'Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole!"
January 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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I’d like to tell 20 something Ariel, who thought a 5k was nothing, to eat my ass.
A map with the course of a run in yellow lines. It says underneath that it was 3.14 miles and the runner was ArielSara.
December 7, 2024 at 6:12 PM